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Sex Education

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Seventh graders take a survey to determine their attitudes toward sexuality. In groups, they identify female and male reproductive organs and develop a list of secondary sex traits during puberty. They also discuss the stages of the menstrual cycle and how the fetus develops. To end the instructional activity, they discuss how to prevent sexually transmitted diseases.

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puberty, Sex Education, science
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7th
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Science
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